Detroit, Michigan emcee Bruiser Wolf releasing his 4th studio LP. A member of the Bruiser Brigade collective, his 2021 solo debut Dope Game Stupid would change into an experimentally gangsta & comedic gem though the sophomore effort My Story Got Stories was extra reasonably obtained 21 months in the past. Potluck shortly grew to become his most celebrated work for good causes & had larger expectations of Made by Dope because of Harry Fraud solely producing it himself.
“Tubi” named after the Fox Corporation’s streaming service of the identical title airing new episodes of the Endeavor-owned TKO Group Holdings division WWE’s new secondary developmental model EVOLVE each Wednesday night time works in some soulful sampling to represent his diamonds of a rock & a tough place whereas the lead single “Raised by Dope” that includes Benny the Butcher talks in regards to the dope fiends making them who they’re at present.
We get a little bit of a drumlessly jazzy vibe on “Against the Odds” promising that the most effective from him has solely but to return previous to the 2nd & last single “Eye Owe You”talks about coming from the underside & issues being up from hereon out protecting the drums out of the equation as soon as extra. “The Money Say” that includes Mick Jenkins fuses soul & jazz being suggested by the paper of their pockets to not play with opps whereas “My Whole Life” luxuriously talks about repping the 313 for so long as he can keep in mind.
“Connect 4” that includes Curren$y finds the pair flexing that they ship individuals out for cream like dermatologists whereas “Layup Lines” soulfully talks about getting used to this new world. “The Spaniard” that includes his fellow Bruiser Brigade brethren ZelooperZ refuses handouts as a result of everybody has one thing to say & after “Boss Up” talks about bettering your sport, “Heart Broke” closes by saying that he’s enlisted in a 1-man military & that it saddens him at any time when the paper comes slowly.
Stemmed from the Potluck periods after engaged on “Air Fryer” & “Baby You” respectively, Made by Dope elevates the expansiveness of it’s predecessor 5 months earlier with considered one of my favourite albums of 2025 & the best entry of Bruiser Wolf’s discography but. His distinctive stream jogs my memory of E-40 & Suga Free although comparisons to The Quick Draw McGraw/Yogi Bear Show character Snagglepuss have been made on Twitter lately with Harry Fraud’s manufacturing perfecting the drumless, jazz rap & chipmunk soul parts from this spring.
Score: 9/10